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Fallen officers honored Keynote speech delivered by Mike DeWine BY WILL E SANDERS Civitas Media wsanders@civitasmedia.com

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Members of the Miami County Color Guard post the Colors at the Miami County Law Enforcement Memorial on Wednesday during the annual Police Memorial Day event in Troy.

About 200 people attended a solemn police memorial ceremony at the courthouse square Wednesday to honor those fallen officers from Miami County and the nation who made the ultimate sacrifice. Local and state dignitaries, including Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, who was the keynote

TROY speaker, addressed the crowd during an at-times emotional memorial service attended by many of the surviving family members of seven law enforcement agents who met line-of-duty deaths in the county. “We are here today to remember a number of Miami County fallen officers,” DeWine stated, before briefly speaking about each one. DeWine expressed his condo-

lences to the families of the fallen and noted how important, but also dangerous, the job of a police officer is. “It’s a very dangerous job,” he said, “but the men and women who take this job accept that risk.” He also said there are no truer words than those chiseled into the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., and those words are: “It is not

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Spain has top eatery in world Spain once again is home to the world’s top restaurant. Avant-garde eatery El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain, was named to the No. 1 spot on Restaurant magazine’s annual ranking of the world’s 50 best restaurants during a ceremony in London on Monday. Rene Redzepi’s innovative Danish restaurant Noma had held the honor for the past three years, after ousting renowned Spanish restaurant elBulli from the top spot in 2010. The three Michelin-starred El Celler is run by three brothers Josep, Jordi and Joan Roca. It had been ranked No. 2 for the past two years. See Page B2.

M-U residents to vote on levy Every vote counts. That is the message being heard around Milton-Union City Schools as school officials continue to increase awareness of the 5-year, 10.9 mill levy being placed on the May 7 ballot in Union Township. It is a renewal levy that will not raise local property taxes. It appears on the spring ballot after failing in November by a mere nine votes. See Page 2.

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Workers from the Miami County Engineer’s Office including Steve Brown, left, Dan Danielson, center, and Jim Bucholtz erect a cross to honor the life of Jerry “J.J.” Jackson Tuesday at the location where he passed away six weeks ago during routine maintenance. Here J.J.’s mother, Janet Jackson, spreads dirt around the cross on TroySidney Road as friends and family look on. Several people spoke while honoring Jackson and referred to the cross as being a good tribute to a man who served nearly 27 years with the county highway department. “J.J. was a well-loved person,” Danielson said.

Blocks of residents had their water turned off for as long as four hours Wednesday afternoon due to construction work by the city of Troy. “We were doing what we thought was routine maintenance to fix a valve and match the materials, but it took a lot of extra work to get the two types of pipe to fit together,” said City Engineer Deborah Swan. The outage extended from Race Street between South Market and Plum streets, Plum from Race to Canal streets and Cherry between Race Street and Drury Lane. Residents did not need to exercise any precautions following the incident, Swan added. “We didn’t ever lose pressure in the system, which is when you have to boil the water,” she said.

Phone call leads to school lockdown in Covington Alleged threat did not interrupt any classes BY MIKE ULLERY Civitas Media mullery@civitasmedia.com An alleged threat made in Darke County led to a precautionary lockdown at two of three buildings in the Covington School District on Wednesday. Superintendent David Larson said that a parent called the office at Covington Elementary School and suggested that they believed their child might possibly be in danger. In response, the elementary school was put on a “low-level lockdown,” Larson said. The low-level lockdown means classes

COVINGTON continued as usual and children could use the restrooms. The middle school also was on lockdown Wednesday. Larson described the type of lockdown as the same procedure that is used if a child was injured and a medic unit called. School officials want to make sure of the whereabouts of all students. As part of standard operating procedure, there was in increased police presence at the school all day. Larson said the police department was contacted “to be sure they were aware. Just to add a little extra security. At no point (Wednesday) was any student or staff in any

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Covington Exempted Village Schools Superintendent David Larson fields phone calls, e-mails and text messages in his office Wednesday following an incident that led to a precautionary lockdown of two buildings in the district.

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Hobart Institute of Welding Technology (HIWT) will be underComplete weather going an expansion beginning information on Page 9. early this summer, as student enrollment has outgrown the curHome Delivery: rent facility. As many as 60 new 335-5634 welding booths will be included in Classified Advertising: the 6,360 square foot expansion, to (877) 844-8385 be undertaken by Ferguson Construction Company. “We try to book students fairly quickly when they want to come 6 74825 22406 6 in,” said Marty Baker, manager of

library and Internet services for the Hobart Institute. “Because we have start dates every month, it’s a little different than a four-year college with the enrollment dates, and because of demand, we’ve been running two shifts. We’re at capacity for space.” Over the last couple years, two shifts for classes have been held — one from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and another from 4-11 p.m. — to serve the growing demand, Baker added. Between both shifts, the school enrolls about 200 students. The Hobart Institute, located at 400 Trade Square East, has seen

TROY revenue from skills training double in the past eight years. As a result, the institute has not needed to increase tuition to offset a major renovation in 2005. “Material costs have increased, but because of the increase in enrollments, we were able to absorb that, and hopefully we’ll be able to absorb it even more because we can now have further growth in enrollment,” said Hobart Institute President Andre Odermatt. The first shift of classes is already booked through December, though the second shift still has openings. Odermatt stressed the

importance of having enough available spots for all interested students. “These people don’t want to wait eight months or a year for more training,” Odermatt said. Construction is expected to be completed by around Thanksgiving. Classes will not be affected by the work. Odermatt said employees of the school are excited to see the changes. “It’s a positive thing for the institute, all our employees and students, as well as the community,” he said. For more information on the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, call 1-800-332-9448 or www.welding.org.

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U.S. home prices up 9.3 percent, most in nearly seven years WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices rose 9.3 percent in February compared with a year ago, the most in nearly seven years. The gains were driven by a growing number of buyers who bid on a limited supply of homes. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index increased from an 8.1 percent year-over-year gain in January. And annual prices rose in February in all 20 cities for the second month in a row. Phoenix led with an annual gain of 23 percent in February. Prices jumped nearly 19 percent in San Francisco. In Las Vegas home prices increased 17.6 percent and in Atlanta they rose 16.5 percent. — Staff and wire reports

M-U schools hope to pass 10.9 mill levy BY ANDREW WILSON For Civitas Media tdneditorial@civitasmedia.com

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Every vote counts. That is the message being heard around Milton-Union City Schools as school officials continue to increase awareness of the 5-year, 10.9 mill levy being placed on the May 7 ballot in Union Township. It is a renewal levy that will not raise local property taxes. It appears on the spring ballot after failing in November by a mere nine votes. “We need this renewal to maintain our current level of service,” Superintendent Dr. Virginia Rammel said. “In 201213, Milton-Union schools have lost $1.1 million in state funds. State funding is our largest source of revenue — 52 percent of our total budget. In addition to the loss of state funds, we experienced increased costs in many areas — health insurance rates, special education costs, workers’ compensation, etc. Passage of this renewal is cru-

cial to Milton-Union Schools.” School officials stated that despite the $1.1 million lost in state funds, the district has been working to stay within their budget. Such moves include the elimination of 30 staffing positions, including teaching and administrative positions, classroom aides, bus drivers and secretaries. Also, all staff members have agreed to negotiated contracts with no pay increases and insurance concessions and building budgets have been reduced along with cutting the majority of outof-district professional staff development. At a recent community meeting, school officials stated that the district currently spends the least per pupil in expenditures at $1,250 less than the county average and nearly $2,660 below the state average, using the Ohio Department of Education’s data for reference.

Officers • CONTINUED FROM 1 how these officers died that made them heroes, it is how the lived.” Piqua Deputy Chief Marty Grove, president of FOP Lodge 58, also spoke to the crowd and said the annual memorial service is one he wishes “we didn’t have to put on.” Grove thanked not only the families of the fallen, but families of all police officers for the sacrifices they, too, must make on a daily basis, whether it’s from missing sporting events their children are playing in to watching a loved one walk out the door each day wearing a badge and never knowing for sure if they will come back after their shift. And then he turned his attention to the surviving family members. “You are surrounded by your extended family,” Grove stated. “A family that continues to be by your side.” Those police officers who are on the memorial, in the order of their deaths, are: • Marshal Harvey Hake, a Covington police officer, was shot and killed on Jan. 12, 1917, while chasing a suspect. • Patrolman George Eickmeyer, a Tipp City police officer, died Sept. 17, 1945, when his car was struck by a train. • Lt. Noah Studebaker, a Piqua police officer, died Oct. 17, 1957, from complications of a shotgun blast to his face, neck and chest area on May 29, 1949, after being dis-

patched to a burglary in process. • Patrolman Jan Mulder II, a Piqua police officer, was shot and killed Aug. 11, 1970, at the Fort Piqua Hotel by a fleeing gunman. • Sgt. William R. Morris, a Miami County sheriff’s deputy, was shot and killed Nov. 22, 1972. • Detective Robert Taylor, a Piqua police officer, died Nov. 3, 1982, after suffering a heart attack while participating in strenuous police training. • Sgt. Robert L. Elliott, a Miami County sheriff’s deputy, was shot and killed Feb. 25, 1987. As each officer’s brief background was read aloud, family members of the fallen were escorted to the memorial where each one placed a placed a flower in its shadow. Troy Pastor Greg Simmons, also the chaplain of Lodge 58, thanked the fallen officers whose names are etched into the granite of the county’s law enforcement memorial for their courage and sacrifice. “We will remember what they have done for us,” Simmons said. “We will remember them for what they have done for our community.” The memorial ended with a lone trumpeter playing Taps atop the courthouse steps. The Miami County Police Memorial was dedicated in 1999 to law enforcement officers who died in the line-of-duty in Miami County.

Due to its low spending and high academic achievements, Milton-Union was recognized in a 2011 study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education as earning the highest achievement at the lowest costs. The study was compiled by the department’s National Center for Education Statistics and the New American Foundation’s Federal Education Budget. Milton-Union officials believe that Governor John Kasich’s new funding proposal will result in a loss of money for the district it it were to be approved by the Senate and the House as it is currently written. According to Treasurer Charles Klein, the state funding per pupil alone would fall from $5,732 to $5,000. “We, along with many schools across Ohio, are working with our state legislators to make wholesale changes to the budget bill,” Klein said. “In addition, our local board of education will pass a resolution against

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BOSTON (AP) — Dias Kadyrbayev was driving back to his apartment when he got a call from a college buddy. A clearly anxious Robel Phillipos told him authorities had released photos of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers and one of them looked very familiar. When he got home, Kadrybayev turned on the television to see a shaggyhaired Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, his friend, classmate and, by then, one of the most wanted men in the world. That call set in motion a series of events that on Wednesday turned three college pals into key figures in one of the largest terrorist investigations ever on U.S. soil. According to an FBI affidavit based on interviews with all three men, this is how it played out. Kadyrbayev first met Tsarnaev in 2011, when they both started at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, south of Boston, near the base of Cape Cod. He told authorities he became “better friends” with the ethnic Chechen in spring 2012, and that he was a frequent visitor to the rundown Tsarnaev home in Cambridge. Kadyrbayev and fellow Kazakh, Azamat Tazhayakov, hung out together on and off campus with Tsarnaev. The three 19-year-olds often spoke Russian among themselves. Kadyrbayev, an engineering major, was headed

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knew instantly that his friend was indeed involved in the bombings. But instead of calling authorities, he told investigators he began thinking of ways to get rid of the evidence. Just in case the roommate thought he was “stealing or behaving suspiciously” by grabbing the backpack alone, Kadyrbayev decided to take Tsarnaev’s laptop as well. The three returned to the Kazhaks’ apartment and watched news reports of the intensifying manhunt. They discussed what to do with Tsarnaev’s things. As the situation’s gravity began to sink in, Phillipos whose own text to Tsarnaev went unanswered said everyone “started to freak out,” according to authorities. The other two men began speaking to each other in Russian. Around 11 p.m., according to Phillipos, Kadrybayev broached the topic of ditching the stuff. Phillipos says he replied, “Do what you have to do,” then managed to drift off to sleep. When he awoke from his two-hour nap, the backpack and computer were gone. By then, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev was dead, cut down in a hail of police gunfire, then run over by his fleeing brother. Later that night, the three friends’ college buddy, bleeding from several gunshot wounds, surrendered from his hiding place under a tarp covering a boat in the backyard of a home in Watertown. On April 26, authorities found the backpack in a New Bedford landfill. According to the affidavit, it contained the emptied fireworks, a jar of Vaseline and a UMass-Dartmouth homework assignment sheet from a class in which Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is currently enrolled.

danger. It was just a proactive situation to make sure that in the event something happened, we were prepared, Larson said. “Due to the increased police presence today and the importance of transparency to our families and making sure our par-

ents are fully aware of what is going on, we did issue a One Call message this afternoon with information about the lockdown and that we were confident that our students and our staff were safe,” he added. School officials consider the situation to be alleviated and classes were scheduled to resume in a normal manner today.

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back to the New Bedford apartment that he and Tazhayakov shared when Phillipos called. It was April 18, three days since the twin bombings that killed three and wounded more than 260. When he saw the images of Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamerlan, Kadyrbayev texted his friend and told him that he looked a lot like the guy on the television. “lol” Dzhokhar replied, according to the FBI affidavit. Then Tsarnaev’s messages took on a more ominous tone. “you better not text me,” read one. “come to my room and take whatever you want,” read another. A month earlier, during a meal, Dzhokhar had apparently felt the need to tell his Russian-speaking chums that he’d learned how to make a bomb. Even so, Kadyrbayev told authorities he thought his friend’s texts were a joke. The Kazhaks and Phillipos, who’d attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School with “Jahar,” as Dzhokhar was known, agreed to meet at Pine Dale Hall, their friend’s dorm. Phillipos, the 19-year-old son of a single mother, said he wanted to see for himself whether the TV reports were true. Tsarnaev’s roommate let them in, saying they’d missed him by a couple of hours. According to Kadyrbayev, the trio decided to watch a movie (he didn’t specify which one). At some point, they noticed a backpack. Inside, they discovered more than a half-dozen fireworks, each about 8 inches long, according to the affidavit. The black powder had been scooped out. Kadyrbayev said he

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FRIDAY-SUNDAY • TCT PRODUCTION: The Troy Civic Theatre will offer “The Late Edwina Black,” a tale of murder, scandal and mystery, at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at the Barn in the Park. Call 3397700 for tickets.

FRIDAY • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be from 6-10 p.m. at the Miami County Relay for Life at the Miami County Fairgrounds, 650 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. Everyone who registers will receive a free “Iron Donors” as superheroes shirt in honor of “Ironman 3” coming to theaters. Schedule an appointment at www.DonorTime.com or visit www.GivingBlood.org for more information. • FRIDAY DINNERS: Dinner will be offered from 5-8 p.m. at the Covington VFW Post 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington. Choices will include a $12 New York strip steak, broasted chicken, fish, shrimp and sandwiches, all made-to-order. • CHICKEN DINNER: The American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will offer an Italian chicken breast, potato, salad and dessert for $7 from 6-7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY • SPAGHETTI DINNER: The Troy Post No. 43 baseball will offer an all-you-caneat spaghetti dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at 622 S. Market St., Troy. The meal also will include salad bar, rolls, dessert and soft drink or coffee. Meals will be $6.75 for adults and $4 for children under 12. • TUNES IN THE TREES: The ninth annual Tunes in the Trees, to benefit Brukner Nature Center, will be from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 5995 W. Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. The event will include a day of music, song, hikes and hot dogs. Area musicians will donate their time to perform to raise funds for the wildlife rehab unit. Participants are asked to bring lawn chairs. A raffle for a custom Inlay HD28 Vintage Series Martin Guitar will be held. For more information, call (937) 698-6493 or visit www.bruknerna-

SUNDAY • CREATURE FEATURE: Brukner Nature Center will present “Eastern Screech Owl” from 2-3 p.m. at the center. Join staff and volunteers as they investigate the eastern screech owl’s deceptive illusions designed to trick their predators. The event is free. • FUNDRAISER DINNER: A fundraiser dinner for Sarah Hackett, who is battling a rare, soft tissue cancer and being treated at the Cleveland Clinic, will be offered from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Parish Hall, 401 E. Walnut St., Bradford. The dinner will include chicken and noodles or fried chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans for $7 for adults and those 12 and older and $3 for children 11 and younger. Drinks and desserts will be sold separately. A silent auction and 50/50 raffle also will be offered. For more information or to make donations, call (937) 4482569. • BREAKFAST SET: Boy Scout Troop 586 of American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will serve an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Items available will include eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, French toast, pancakes, waffles, hash browns, sausage gravy, cinnamon rolls, fruit and juices. • WILDFLOWER WALK: A spring wildflower walk will be at 2:30 p.m. at Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Meet at the center. • WAGON RIDES: Draft horse pulled wagon rides will be offered from 1-2:30 p.m. at Aullwood Farm, 9101 Frederick Pike, Dayton. Join Red and Mick, Aullwood’s draft horse team, and Farmer John for a relaxing tour of Aullwood Farm on a wagon drawn by horse power. Each ride lasts about 30 minutes.

MONDAY • CRAFTY LISTENERS: The Crafty Listeners will meet from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library. Participants listen to an audio book and work on various craft projects. • SENIOR NIGHT: Newton High School Seniors Night will be at 5:30 p.m. at the softball field. Parents are encouraged to attend, and softball, baseball and track participants will be recognized.

Troy resident finalist for school supt. job BY DEBRA GASKILL For Civitas Media tdneditorial@civitasmedia.com

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Mason is currently principal at Norwood The Cedar Cliff Board of Elementary School, West Education has narrowed it Jefferson. search for a new superintendent down to two candiHe also was dates and anticiprincipal at pates making a Troy Junior decision within High School and the next week. Troy High Village resiSchool in Troy. dents and staff He was the prinmembers met cipal at Covingwith the finalists ton High School Monday night, and the assisto according tant principal at Cedar Cliff Northeastern School Board MASON High School in President Matt Springfield. Sheridan, and were encourHe began his teaching aged to leave comments career as a business sheets on each candidates. teacher at Northwestern The finalists are Chad High School in Springfield. David Mason of Troy and His resume lists a numDr. Joel D. Anderson of ber of education-related Franklin. articles he has published. Mason has a bachelor of Anderson holds a bachescience in business admin- lor’s degree from Ohio istration and completed Northern University, a teacher certification in master of education and an business education from educational specialist Ohio Northern University. degree from Wright State He holds a master of sci- University. ence degree in educational He holds a doctorate of administration, and holds education from California principals and superinten- Coast University. dent’s licenses from the Anderson is currently University of Dayton. He is director of curriculum and completing his doctorate at instruction at the Warren UD. County Career Center,

Lebanon, where he is responsible for developing study course revisions, textbook adoptions, and implementing new career and technical programs. Anderson also has served as a principal for all 12 grades at Twin Valley Local Schools in West Alexandria. The search for a new superintendent began in February, when the current superintendent Dr. David Baits, announced his retirement, Sheridan said. Baits will retire on May 31. The district has utilized the services of the Ohio School Board Association in its search. Thirty-five candidates originally applied for the position, Sheridan said. The board then narrowed its choices down to 10. Of that 10, two were offered other positions by the time the second interviews began, so eight candidates were narrowed down to the final two. Sheridan said the board felt it was important for the finalists to meet with both staff and community, to see how both men interacted with each group and to give the community a

Government aggregation program moving forward LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Feb. 21, the city of Troy, with the assistance of Schneider Electric filed to be certified as a government aggregator. Becoming a government aggregator is a major step forward toward helping residents and small businesses achieve savings on their electric power utility costs. On March 25, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved the city’s application without exception. The next major step in the process for the city is for Schneider Electric to facilitate a request for proposals (RFP) from certified retail electric suppliers within the state of Ohio. In preparation for the RFP, Schneider Electric is drafting the requirements and identifying residential and small business accounts that are eligible to participate within aggregation program. Eligible accounts include: • Accounts not currently in a supply agreement with another Certified Retail Electric Supplier • Accounts with annual load of less than 700,000 kWh • Accounts not currently served under Dayton Power & Light’s PIPP program

Schneider Before Electric can issue the RFP, a Dayton Power & Light (DP&L) rate case currently being reviewed by the Public Utilities Commission must be settled. In general, the current rate case will set forth the process and procedures that DP&L will use to purchase power for their customers and set certain rate components for customers that choose to take power from a certified retail electric supplier instead of DP&L. The rate case has taken longer than expected to be reviewed in order to allow as many businesses and residents to respond as possible. At this point, the rate case will likely be settled or approved by late June 2013. Once the DP&L rate case is approved, Schneider Electric will issue the RFP,

review and analysis of the responses, and make a recommendation to the city council on a pricing structure and on a certified retail electric supplier to service the eligible residents and business. The RFP process will take approximately 30 days from the day the DP&L rate case is settled. The review, analysis and recommendation to the city will take an additional 30 days. The enrollment process to follow will take approximately 30-45 days. As part of the enrollment process, every eligible residential and business customer will receive an optout notice providing them with instructions of how to opt-out of the government aggregation program. Customers who are ineligible will not receive anything notification.

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turecenter.com. • ART SHOW: A children’s art show will be • PRAYER SERVICE: offered from 10 a.m. to 5 The students and staff at p.m. at the Milton-Union Troy Christian Schools will C o m m u n i t y Public Library. Handmade hold a National Day of books from the My Book Prayer event from noon to Calendar and Me program will be on 12:30 p.m. at the Miami display. County Courthouse. The CONTACT US • SHARE-A-MEAL: First event includes a free sack United Church of Christ’s lunch for people coming Share-A-Meal will be on their lunch hour. For offered from 11:30 a.m. to more information, contact Call Melody 12:30 p.m. at the church, the school office at 339corner of South Market and Vallieu at 5692. Canal streets. Share-A440-5265 to • BLOOD DRIVE: A Meal is a program to reach blood drive will be from 3list your free out to the community by 7 p.m. at Piqua Baptist providing nourishing meals calendar Church, 1402 W. High St., to anyone wishing to particiitems.You Piqua. Everyone who regpate while giving an opporisters will receive a free can send tunity to socialize with oth“Iron Donors” as superyour news by e-mail to ers in the community. The heroes shirt in honor of mvallieu@civitasmedia.com. meal will feature sloppy joe “Ironman 3” coming to thesandwiches, baked beans, aters. Schedule an cookies and beverages. appointment at Use the Canal Street www.DonorTime.com or entrance where the church visit www.GivingBlood.org for more inforis handicapped accessible. mation. • CHILDREN’S CONCERT: The • CHICKEN DINNER: American Legion Overfield Early Childhood Program will Post No. 43, 622 S. Market S., Troy, will offer a children’s concert at 11 a.m. on offer a chicken dinner from 5-7:30 p.m. Overfield’s campus. 172 S. Ridge Ave., The meal will include a half smoked or Troy. Storytellers Zoo Bezoo Bezoo, a barbecue chicken, macaroni and cheese Dayton-based improvisational touring and coleslaw for $8. troupe, will turn familiar stories and tales • FRIENDS MEETING: The New into one-of-a-kind adventures and creFriends of the Milton-Union Public Library ations. Children 18 months to kindermeeting at 6:30 p.m. garten are invited to attend with their • SENIOR LUNCHEON: A senior families. The event is free, but donations luncheon will be offered at 11 a.m. at the will be accepted. For more information, A.B. Graham Memorial Center, 8025 W. visit www.oecptroy.com. U.S. Route 36, Conover. Pastor Travis • KARAOKE SET: The American Mowell of Piqua Christian Church will share on his trip to Israel. The program will Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will host begin at 11 a.m., with lunch at noon for $6 karaoke from 7 p.m. to close. • FOSSIL WORKSHOP: A family fossil per person. For reservations, call ((37) will be offered from 9 a.m. to workshop 368-3700. noon at Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, • MEETING RESCHEDULED: The Dayton. Discover the difference between Concord Township Board of Trustees will meet at 10 a.m. in the township building at body and trace fossils and create your own fossil to take home and join in a fos1150 Horizon West Court, Troy. For more sil hunt at the Stillwater River. Adults may information about Concord Township, visit bring a hammer, an old toothbrush and a concord-township.com. tote to put fossil treasures in to carry • LUNCH AND PROGRAM: The Tipp City Seniors, 320 S. First St., Tipp City, will home. Pre-registration is required and there is a fee for families. For more inforhave a program, “Training House Dogs & mation, call (937) 890-7360. Puppies,” followed by a noon carry-in • HABITAT MAKEOVER DAY: lunch. Aullwood Farm will offer a Together • HOT DOGS: The American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 586, Tipp City, will serve Green Extreme Habitat Makeover Day from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Help reinvigorate hot dogs with trimmings for $2 and cookthe outdoor native plant exhibits at ies two for 50 cents from 6-7:30 p.m. Aullwood Farm by removing invasive Euchre will start at 7 p.m. for $5. weeds and planting native wildflowers • DISCOVERY WALK: A morning disand grasses. Tools and gloves will be procovery walk for adults will be from 8-9:30 vided. Pre-registration is a must by cona.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 tacting Nina Lapitan, volunteer coordinaAullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, education coordinator, will lead walkers as tor, at (937-890-7360, Ext. 14. Participants should meet at the farm they experience the wonderful seasonal pavilion. changes taking place. Bring binoculars. • PRAYER BREAKFAST: The • NEOTROPICAL MIGRANTS WORKCommunity Men’s Prayer Breakfast will SHOP: A Vireos, Warblers and Tanagers: begin at 7:30 a.m. at Zion Baptist Ohio Neotropical Migrants Workshop will Church, West Franklin Street, Troy. be offered from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at • FARMERS MARKET: The Miami Aullwood, with a field trip on Saturday. County Farmers Market will be offered This workshop will include topics of bird from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind Friendly’s, biology, classification, migration, vocalizaTroy. tion, nesting, ecology, natural history and • WILDFLOWER WALK: A spring wildconservation of these birds. Learn skills flower walk will be at 2:30 p.m. at for field identification by sight and sound. Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Binoculars and a field guide are required. There is a fee to participate and pre-regis- Meet at the center.

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PROVIDING FOR THE EMERGENCY REQUIREMENTS Said tax being a: ADDITIONAL

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Richard Adams Troy Daily News Guest Columnist

Bill identifies state spending reductions A bill passed during the previous General Assembly is responsible for revealing huge savings for Ohio this year. The legislation was a joint effort between the House and Senate, and ultimately, Senate Bill 4 became law. It requires performance audits of most state agencies, and was passed in April 2011. The goal of this legislation was to make spending by the state more resourceful and accountable by conducting performance audits. This year, that was achieved when the state auditor identified millions in savings thus far. The first four agencies to receive this performance audit were the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio Department of Jobs and As I Family Services and the Ohio Housing Finance See It Agency. ■ The Troy The performance audits work to create a compreDaily News hensive report regarding the efficiency and effectivewelcomes ness of government agencies and their operations. columns from By seeking out ways to eliminate wasteful spendour readers. To ing in state agencies, we are allowing for the savings submit an “As I of tax dollars and enhancing government accountaSee It” send bility. your type-writThese types of audits are performed by comparten column to: ing the performance of these agencies with bench■ “As I See It” marks put into place by similar operations and peerc/o Troy Daily group standards. News, 224 S. Market St., This way, the state can make better use of its Troy, OH 45373 resources and reach budget goals. ■ You can also It is important to make clear that the legislation e-mail us at only authorized the auditing of public agencies, and tdneditorial@civ in no way impacts the records or actions of the priitasmedia.com. vate sector. The audits examined operations of state ■ Please agencies to detect possible savings, duplicative or include your full underused services, which could be reduced or eliminame and telenated, and gaps or overlaps in services. phone number. Through this work, ODE’s audit identified approximately $430,000 in annual savings by modifying the Statewide Student Identifier System. ODOT was found to be able to save approximately $19 million and ODJFS could save $2.76 million annually in payroll costs alone. This to me shows that the bill has made a significant difference in our state. Watching how spending is allocated is a priority for Ohio and for this state legislature. Reducing spending only benefits our citizens by nurturing a constructive budgetary system. I believe that by making fiscally-responsible decisions such as this one, we can make Ohio’s public sector work more successfully.

LETTERS

Tipp City needs to do right thing To the Editor: I am writing this letter to all of the taxpayers in Tipp City. It is concerning the old, unneeded fire pumper that we the taxpayers own. Please call, email or write city officials on your feelings of donating or selling this vehicle; since this has been put in our laps, so to speak, we must voice our con-

cerns. Tipp City is one of the most caring, dedicated and compassionate cities that you could find anywhere, which makes this issue so disturbing. I am sure the volunteer firemen in this low-income, lessfortunate town as are dedicated as ours. Bless them all, wherever they live. I am also sure good things happen to good people, so let’s help them out and lend a hand when we are able.

Here we are going about our business with expanding our fire station, EMS and all the work “downtown” — luxuries that they will probably never see or be able to do. It will come back to us in many ways. We weren’t asked about spending on our money on “Street Scape,” so now that we have a voice outside of city hall, let’s do it! — Tina Davis Tipp City

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Collins’ courage may change how many think For someone who was nearly halfway through a college education, I was awash in ignorance. It was the spring of my sophomore year at The Ohio State University, which meant I was doing something scholarly in my dorm room — namely, watching pro wrestling on the television and eating Kool-Aid powder straight out of the packet. My friend Rod had stopped by to visit and had spent the last few hours watching wrestling with me. The year before, Rod had become one of the first people I met in the dorms at Ohio State — and was quick to accept me, a shy, backwards kid who was homesick from the moment he stepped foot on campus. Despite not feeling much like I fit in on a college campus, Rod was one of a group of people living in the dorms who had always made me feel welcome. He had a quick wit and enjoyed a good joke. He was incredibly intelligent — probably one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. To this day, I’m still not quite sure what he saw in me. I was crude, obnoxious and

David Fong Troy Daily News Executive Editor mouthy (surprise, I know). While Rod was a class act; I was the class clown. As he was leaving my dorm room, I asked Rod what he was doing that night. “I’m going to The Garage,” he said. “Never heard of it,” I said. “Who are you going with?” Rod said a man’s name — one I have forgotten with the passage of time. “I don’t know him,” I said. “Have I ever met him before?” “I don’t think so,” Rod said. “It’s kind of a date.” Still not getting where the conversation was going — amazing how blind we can be when we want to — I said, “I thought you said you were going with a guy?”

“I am,” Rod said. “It’s a guy. The Garage is a gay bar. Fong, I’m gay.” Immediately, I began to think of all the stupid things I had said around Rod and some of the jokes I had told — which were ignorant and insensitive at best, hurtful and hateful at worst. Rod was the first openly gay person I had ever met in 20 years living on Earth. He also was one of the smartest, kindest and most understanding people I had ever met. I don’t know if I had ever been so ashamed in my life. “This doesn’t change anything between us,” I said. “I still consider you my friend and always will.” Then I gave him a hug. As a testament to exactly what kind of person Rod is, he hugged me back. Until that moment, I had never met an openly gay person in my life. To me, being gay was a nebulous concept that I never much thought about. I didn’t much understand it — and is so often the case with stupid, immature, insecure folks, I feared it. For me, Rod forever put a face on what being gay was. Being gay

was no longer a concept — it was a living, breathing human being that I was proud to call my friend. Rod had been a great friend. From that point on, he was a great friend who just happened to be gay. Which is why I couldn’t help but smile when NBA player Jason Collins came out and said he was gay earlier this week. Collins is the first male athlete in U.S. team sports to openly admit to being gay. I am hoping that by doing so, Collins will be able to do for thousands — maybe millions — of people what my friend Rod did for me nearly 20 years ago. Just as I saw Rod as a great friend who just happened to be gay, hopefully many will see Jason Collins as a great basketball player who just happens to be gay. And hopefully, thanks in part to Collins, people will come to that realization at a much younger age than I did.

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Piqua police officer under investigation BY WILL E SANDERS Civitas Media wsanders@civitasmedia.com The city police officer who was fired in 2008 for an on-duty collision but later fought the city of Piqua for his job back and won is again under investigation by the department he serves following an alleged incident over the weekend. Officer Brett Marrs, who joined the department in 2004, is being investigated for an alleged incident that took place over the weekend at his residence while he was off-duty, police said. On April 27, approximately six high school students were allegedly toilet-papering Marrs’ home when Marrs ran outside and tackled one of the culprits, a teen-aged girl who goes to Piqua High School, according to the MARRS police and relatives of the girl. As a result of being tackled by Marrs, the girl sustained a broken ankle as the off-duty cop held her down until police arrived. She was later transported to the Upper Valley Medical Center, relatives and police said. Piqua Police Chief Bruce Jamison said the incident is under investigation and that Marrs has been placed on paid administrative leave while an internal investigation continues. Jamison could not comment further since the case remains under investigation. Billy Goodman, the grandfather of the teen-aged girl, said his granddaughter suffered severe injuries from Marrs tackling the girl. As a result of being tackled

PIQUA by Marrs, Goodman said his granddaughter sustained a broken ankle, which was broken in three places and required an operation so “pins and a plate” could be inserted. In a letter addressed to the Daily Call, Goodman said he realizes his granddaughter and the other five teens should not have been toilet-papering, but said the force Marrs used on his granddaughter was excessive. “Brett … broke her ankle,” said Goodman, who could not be reached for comment Wednesday afternoon. “I am the grandfather of this girl and justice will be done.” Aside from allegedly breaking the girl’s ankle, Goodman maintains Marrs also allegedly punched the girl. To date, an underage juvenile and four other teens have been charged with either criminal mischief or trespassing stemming from the incident. Additional charges could be filed in the case. As of Wednesday, Marrs had not been charged with a crime. In May 2008, Marrs struck a bicyclist while on-duty — one of several collisions Marrs was involved in since he was hired — and ultimately was dubbed a “liability” by the city and was fired. Marrs went on to sue the city and won his job back in May 2010. As a result of the lawsuit, Marrs was awarded back pay for two years and one month.

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OBITUARIES

WILLIAM H. BUCKLES TIPP CITY — William H. Buckles, 83, of Tipp City, Ohio, passed away at 10:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born Dec. 1, 1929, in Shelby County, Ohio, to the late Granville E. and Estella M. (Short) Buckels. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Marjorie M. (Billhimer) Buckles; his daughter and son-in-law, Deborah Ann and Edward Michael Hall BUCKLES of Tipp City, Ohio; and his grandpups who he loved. In addition to his parents, William was preceded in death by his two sisters, Margaret Welty and Wilda Kerg. He was a 1947 graduate of Tippecanoe High School, and a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. In 1997, William retired as Vice

President of Operations from McCauley Accessory in Vandalia, Ohio, after 50 years of service. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 6, 2013, at Baird Funeral Home, Troy, with Pastor Gilbert Welbaum officiating. Interment will follow in Maple Hill Cemetery, Tipp City, Ohio, with VFW Memorial Honor Guard services at the graveside. Friends may call from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 15120 Collections Center Drive, Box No 15120, Chicago, ILL 60693. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

HAROLD DAVID WARNER BRADFORD — Harold David Warner, 85, of Bradford, passed away Tuesday in the same house where he was born. He is survived by his wife of nearly 65 years, Myrna Lou (Bader) Warner. Also surviving are his children, Julia (Glen) Vickery of Covington, David (Marge) Warner of Greenville, Emily Warner and Mike Moutoux of Silver City, N.M., and Daniel (DeeDee) of Bradford. His daughter Marianne Bettag and her husband Gene both preceded him in death. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Emma (Davis) Warner. Also his brothers Clarence Warner, Robert Warner and Russell Warner. His surviving sisters are Velma (John, deceased) Rodefer and Irene (Hubert) Thompson, both of Greenville. His life is celebrated by his grandchildren, Laura (Dan) Mansfield, Sarah (Jamal) Oulkhir, Taff Vickery, Megan

Bettag, David (Lindsey) Bettag, Eric Warner, Becky Warner, Katy (Pat) Dardis, Lindsey (Michael) Turner, Rachel Warner and Frank Struna. His is survived by six great-grandchildren with two more on the way. He is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews. Mr. Warner was a life long farmer in Miami County and later in Wilcox, Ariz. He established Warner Seeds that is now operated by his sons. He also operated a service station in Covington. He was a 1945 graduate of Newton Local School in Pleasant Hill. A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Friday, May 3, at the Jackson Sarver Funeral Home, 10 S. High St., Covington. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to the State of the Heart Hospice, Greenville.

JOHN H. ‘PAW’ PERMENTER

TROY — John H. “Paw” Permenter, 73, and a lifetime member of the NRA. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. of Troy, Ohio, passed away suddenly at John volunteered for a number of 5 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at his MIAMI COUNTY Troy Fire Department. years with the Troy High School soccer “We strongly recommend residence. program. He was born Aug. 7, 1939, not only wearing a helHe retired as owner/operator the summer months and met, but also obeying all in Rupert, W.Va., to the late of Dayton Carbide. we want to remove any traffic laws and following Fred and Anna Rose (Hinkle) Services will be at 2 p.m. Permenter. financial barriers that the ‘rules of the road’ Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Baird His wife of 48 years, may keep us from accom- while bicycling.” Funeral Home, Troy, with interGeraldine “Gerry” plishing it.” A 2011 and 2012 For the Troy Daily News ment to follow in Riverside (Siegel) Permenter, The program is free of Youth Survey conducted Cemetery, Troy. Friends may survives. charge and no registraby Miami County Public May is National Bike call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the He also is survived by his tion is necessary. Health determined that Safety Month and four funeral home. daughter, Karen A. Permenter Other opportunities to 44.2 percent of middle local agencies are workMemorial contributions may be of Cincinnati, Ohio; son, John PERMENTER receive a free helmet and school and 54.3 percent ing together to make sure made to the Troy Strawberry W. Permenter of Troy; brother fitting will be held at of high school students that children’s heads all Festival Soccer Invitational, P.O. Box and sister-in-law, Fred R. and Barbara never wear a helmet across Miami County are Miami County Park 251, Troy, OH 45373 or the American Permenter of Troy; grandson, Griffin District’s Hug the Earth when riding a bicycle, protected as they hop on Diabetes Association, Cincinnati, OH Permenter; and granddaughter, Festival at Stillwater ATV, skateboard or dirt their bikes and go for a Office, 4555 Lake Forest Drive, Suite Alexandra Griffin. Prairie Reserve in bike. spin. 396, Cincinnati, OH 45242. Friends may John was active with the Troy Covington on May 18 A 2012 Youth Survey The Troy Fire from 1 – 3 p.m. and at determined that 53.4 per- Strawberry Festival Soccer Invitational; a express condolences to the family Department, Miami the Eco-Splorers Bikeway cent of middle school and member of the Troy Fish & Game Club; through www.bairdfuneralhome.com. County Public Health, Discovery Week Summer 65.3 percent of high the Miami County Park Camp that will be held school students never District and the Lincoln JAMES W. RATLIFF wear a helmet when ridCenter have teamed up to July 15 through 19. City Church of the Nazarene. TROY — James W. Ratliff, 67, of Troy, “Biking is a great way ing a bicycle, ATV, skatemake sure all kids have James retired from the Wright-Patterson Ohio, passed away at 6:29 p.m. Tuesday, for kids and adults to get board or dirt bike. access to bike helmets. April 30, 2013, at his residence following a Air Force Base. outside and get moving,” “There is a decline in Thanks to a generous He was a good husband, father and brief illness. said J. Scott Myers, exec- helmet usage in our donation from Pat and brother, and he had a big heart. He was born Dec. 4, 1945, in Sandy county,” said Deb French, Thom Robinson, 135 bike utive director of the Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Miami County Park R.N. of the Miami County Hook, Ky., to the late William Forrester helmets were purchased May 4, 2013, at Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ratliff and Dorothy Bell (Elliott) DeLong. District. “Thanks to the Health Department. “It is and will be given out at with Pastor Bradley W. Warkentine officiatHis wife of nearly 50 years, Miriam A. various events during the Robinson’s donation and important to turn these ing. Interment will follow in the commitment from our numbers around because (Nuss) Ratliff, survives. month of May and Riverside Cemetery, Troy, with VFW Other survivors include his partners, children will be wearing a helmet is the throughout the summer. Memorial Honor Guard services at safer while cycling this single greatest deterrent daughter, Billie Raegan Ratliff of The Lincoln the graveside. Friends may call from Troy; son, Thaniel J. Ratliff of Troy; summer.” to traumatic brain injury Community Center will 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The Troy Fire due to bicycle accidents.” one brother and sister-in-law, kick off the bike helmet Memorial contributions may be Vernon E. and Connie Sue Ratliff Department has been A 2009 National initiative with its Bike made in James’ name to the Disabled of Troy; three sisters and a brother-in-law, distributing bike helmets Highway Traffic Safety Safety Week held Linda Sue Ratliff of Tipp City, Ohio, Mary American Veterans, Attention: Gift for the last several years Administration study May 6-10. Processing, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, Lou Havener of Stonewall, Okla., and through their “Protect show that 630 cyclists Each day from 4 to 5 OH 45250-0301. Bernadette and Eric Meyer of Houston, Your Head” bike helmet were killed in accidents p.m. participants will Friends may express condolences and another 51,000 were Ohio; and numerous nieces and nephews. learn about different top- initiative. Through this to the family through He was a U.S. Army veteran having program, kids receive a injured, many with brain ics such as bike maintewww.bairdfuneralhome.com. served in Korea, and he attended Tipp coupon for a free bike injuries. nance, how to be a defenhelmet and fitting. According to the U.S. sive cyclist and rules of The coupons can be Consumer Product Safety safe biking. ELIZABETH JANETTE AMBURN MENKE Commission, the use of On May 6, kids will be redeemed between 10 a.m. and noon on the sec- helmets has been shown given free helmets after Hannah. Also surviving are Betty’s love of Jesus and GREENVILLE — ond Saturday of the to reduce risk of head being fitted by the Troy Elizabeth Janette Amburn her sister, Shirley Fourman church life was a foundamonth from May through injury by as much as 85 Fire Department. Menke, 80, of Greenville, tion secured for her chilof West Milton, Ohio, percent and the risk of “If you already have a September. died Friday, March 26, grandchildren Emily (North) dren and grandchildren. They also will be onbrain injury by 88 perhelmet, we’ll make sure 2013, with family by her Anyone who knew Betty Morris of Lafayette, Ind., it fits correctly and if you site for each of the events cent. side. will miss her greatly. Abigail (North) Fischer of to ensure helmets fit “We hope that the don’t, we will give you Elizabeth, “Betty” was A Celebration of Life cereTroy, Dr. Anna (Menke) properly in order to max- public will join us in our born Nov. 24, 1932, in one,” said Shane Carter, Hatic of Greenville, Robert mony will be at 7 p.m. imize protection. “We are effort to have a safer director of the Lincoln Union City, Ohio, to Clara Menke of Versailles, Austin Thursday, May 9 at cycling community by Community Center. “Our proud to partner in this and Thomas A. Amburn of Emrick of Greenville, Oakland Church of the goal is to ensure that our endeavor to provide bicy- taking advantage of one Union City as the ninth of Allison and Jennifer Emrick Brethren. cle helmets to our citiof the opportunities to children are properly eleven children. Flowers should be delivof Mason, Ohio, and Justin zens,” said Christopher get fitted,” Boehringer equipped to travel on Betty was preceded in ered to Oakland Church of Emrick of Anaheim, Calif. their bikes throughout Boehringer, chief of the said. death by her husband the Brethren, 8058 Horatio There also are 13 greatStewart Menke in 2011 and grandchildren. Harris Creek Road, daughter Susan Jayne OBITUARY POLICY Betty was a rare “force of Bradford, OH 45308; phone North in 2012. She is sur(937) 448-2287. nature” with a keen intelvived by sons, James Donations may be made lect, a quick wit and great In respect for friends and family, the Troy and more detailed obituary information pubMichael Menke, Thomas to the Susan J. North Art sense of humor. She was Daily News prints a funeral directory free of lished in the Troy Daily News, should contact Allan Menke, and daughter blessed with enormous Scholarship Fund through charge. Families who would like photographs their local funeral home for pricing details. Sheryl Layne (Menke) the HOPE Foundation, P.O. musical talent, a love of Box 438, 201 W. Main St. people, was a great conversationalist with anyone, Greenville, OH 45331. Donations may be made anywhere, anytime, and inspiration to her grandchil- to the Oakland Church of dren. A friend to everyone, the Brethren Music Fund, P.O. Box 198, Gettysburg, Betty showed great * Your 1st choice for complete Home courage, self-sacrifice, and OH 45328. Arrangements Medical Equipment are under the direction of unquestioned dedication Zechar Bailey Funeral especially to her family. Funeral Home & Cremation Services Lift Chairs Home in Greenville. S. Howard Cheney, Owner-Director She approached life with Condolences for the famicompassion, generosity, 1990 W. Stanfield, Troy, OH • Pre-arranged funeral plans available and a strong sense of duty. ly may be expressed 45373 • 937-335-9199 1124 W. Main St • Call 335-6161 • Troy, Ohio She was adored by her through www.legacymedical.net 40037945 www.fisher-cheneyfuneralhome.com 40037839 www.zecharbailey.com. husband of 60 years. 40037919

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Dear Annie: I'm in my 40s and have been married for 20 years. We have two children. Our marriage has been OK but not totally fulfilling. For the past five years, I have been in contact with my exfiancee. I have thought about getting divorced a number of times but have never gone through with it. I love my wife, but not the same way I love my ex. Whenever I speak with my ex, I am my happy old self. She is the most caring, sweet, romantic person I've ever met, and I know, without a doubt, that our lives would be happy if we were together. Not a day goes by that I don't think about her. We treat each other the way people should be treated. My children do not have the best relationship with their mother, so I don't think a divorce would be all that traumatizing for them. I just don't want to hurt her. I have spoken to her about the things I'd like changed, but she only complies for a short while, and then things go back to the way they were. Is this just a midlife crisis? Should I settle and stick with my current life or take a chance on a new one? — Wanting No Regrets Dear Wanting: So why didn't you marry your ex-fiancee? It's not uncommon to fantasize about a wonderful life with someone you don't actually live with. The mundane responsibilities, raising children, doing housework, paying bills — all of those things are unromantic and unexciting. It takes work to make a good marriage. Don't simply tell your wife what you want her to change. Maybe she'd like you to change, too. We commend you for not wanting to hurt her. So please give your marriage a chance before you bail. Ask your wife to come with you for marriage counseling to see whether you can work through some of those things that are making you unhappy. Dear Annie: My husband recently passed away after 40 years together. It's been heartbreaking. While going through his desk, I found a checkbook for our joint trust account. He had written in it that he wanted to leave all five of our children a sizable amount of money. I have no problem with four of them, as they are all employed and responsible adults. However, the fifth "child" is 58, unemployed, and living on his veterans benefits and disability so he can smoke medical marijuana. I have already written checks for the first four kids, but I am dragging my feet about the fifth. It was my husband's wish that they all be treated equally. Am I being disrespectful to my husband's memory by not getting a check out to my son? I'm afraid he will blow it all on weed. — An Anxious Mom Dear Mom: We think your son is probably as responsible as he's going to get. Certainly your husband knew this. Talk to your son. Explain that he has money coming to him, but you are concerned that it won't last very long. Ask whether he'd like you to pay it to him in installments or put it in a trust for his long-term benefit. He may actually prefer an arrangement like this, but if not, please give him the money anyway. What he does with it is not your problem. Dear Annie: Perhaps the owners of vacation homes whose guests leave photos of their own families in the home could start guest scrapbooks. A large scrapbook would provide room for visitors to note when they were there and perhaps mention a few of the more interesting things they did while enjoying the generous hospitality of the owners. This would provide a nice memory book for both the owners and guests, as well as providing an appropriate place for guests to leave their family photos. — Barbara in Ventura Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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